Fly

[Dave Leroy]

Taken this morning in a bright overcast drizzly day. 50D, 100mm f2.8 macro, 1/100, f/4, EC+1, ISO400.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet fly and lovely complementing bg !!! Might suggest more shutter speed since noise won't be much of a problem I'm sure will get suggestions of tightening up the image but looks elegant as presented !!!

[Harold Davis]

i like it as is too or maybe a square crop. awesome detail and even got a smaller bug in the frame at the bottom!! great job!!

[Desmond Chan]

Looks very sharp from here ! Like the color and the feel, too !!

[Roy Priest]

Dave, love the water drops. Great detail and very crisp.

[Lance Peters]

Awesome Dave - Sharp as a tack -Love the water drops - and BG rocks.
Might have bumped that ISO to increase the SS.
Excellent!!

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks folks.
I guess that is the only way to really get the very fine detail, bump ss or perhaps use some extra lighting.

[Ann Fiske]

Great macro image Dave! Sharp, detailed, exposure and background. Love the little bug on the bottom, too. Looks like it's about to be drowned.:eek: What is that they're resting on?

Ann

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

I like the mood of this one, very dreamy for me. The droplets on the fly do add to the image but what I like best is the smooth soft tone in the background, very dreamy :D

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks Ann and Thanaboon. I also really liked the nice soft bg.

Ann this is a bud from a small flowering plant called Snow In Summer. It is a ground cover and we have it cascading over a small brick wall. Flowers are about 1/2" to 3/4" in diam. It is quite pretty in season and seems to attract lots of bugs! Good for macro.